Atletico Madrid announced Thursday that 21-year-old forward Luciano Vietto underwent surgery for acute appendicitis, and the recovery is estimated to be about three to four weeks.
. @LucianoVietto has been successfully operated appendicitis http://t.co/ZPsjOELeZl. Come on! You'll be back on the field in no time.
— Atleti English (@atletienglish) October 8, 2015
The surgery was performed at Monteprincipe Hospital in Madrid, where Vietto remains hospitalised and is feeling well.
"Everything went well and I hope to be with the team as soon as possible," he said.
Vietto, who joined Atleti from Villarreal in July and signed a six-year contract, tallied his first goal for the club in phenomenal style Sunday, scoring an 83rd-minute equaliser to help Diego Simeone's side earn a point away to Real Madrid in El Derbi Madrileno.
1 - The last time Atletico won a point in the last ten minutes of a league game was in June 2013 (1-3 at La Romareda). Vietto
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) October 5, 2015
Two days later, on Tuesday, Vietto felt discomfort that prevented him from training and resulted in an abdominal computed tomography where the appendicitis was detected.